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March 15, 2008
Today's Results Of Yanks '06 1st & 2nd Round Draft Picks
Including today, here are Joba Chamberlain's spring training stats to date for each time out:
IP H R ER HR BB SO NP-S 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 36-20 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14-12 3.0 4 3 3 1 3 2 29-17
And, also including today, here are Ian Kennedy's spring training stats to date for each mound appearance:
IP H R ER HR BB SO NP-S 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 33-18 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 23-18 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 5 39-25
On average, both have been using about 11 pitches per inning this spring - Ian at 10.6 and Joba at 10.8 (per inning). That's really impressive. And, Kennedy has thrown 64% of his pitches for strikes whereas Chamberlain has thrown 62% of his pitches for strikes.
The biggest problems for Ian and Joba this spring, to date, have been the long balls that they've allowed. But, that's going to happen when you're around the plate so much. The key is, of course, not having many runners on base when you allow those homers.
So far, this spring, all things considered, Chamberlain and Kennedy have done pretty much what you would hope for...from two guys who were just drafted 21 months ago.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 15, 2008 07:20 PM